Data Protector Essentials

Module 1: Course Overview

• Explain the daily classroom schedule and structure
• Review the overall course objectives

Module 2: What’s New in Data Protector 11.03

• Describe new editions, features, and enhancements of Data Protector (DP) from DP 11.01 to DP 11.03

Module 3: Data Protector Architecture

• Explain the Data Protector architecture
• Explain the Data Protector cell concept
• Explain the Data Protector client server architecture
• Plan the layout for a Data Protector installation

Module 4: Data Protector Installation

• Plan for the installation of DP
• Explain the installation sequence
• Install the DP Cell Manager
• Explain the client installation concept
• Distribute DP agent components to client systems
• Export and import DP clients
• Discuss the DP upgrade process

Module 5: Data Protector Upgrade

• Explain the upgrade sequence
• Discuss the DP upgrade process
• Plan for the upgradation of the DP Cell Manager
• Know the DP Upgrades Path
• Know the Upgrade Options
• Upgrade the Windows Cell Manager

Module 6: Getting Started

• Explore Data Protector GUI

Module 7: Licensing and Product Structure

• Explain the Data Protector licensing models
• Describe the Data Protector product structure
• Configure and use the Data Protector license reporting

Module 8: Backup Devices

• Describe the configurable backup devices
• Describe the concepts of logical devices
• Configure and manage disk-based backup devices
• Configure and manage tape-based backup devices
• Use the Data Protector CLI to check the devices

Module 9: Media Management

• Describe the concepts of media management in Data Protector
• Configure media pools and assign media
• Exchange media with different Data Protector cells using Media Export/Import
• Implement vaulting using multiple media pools

Module 10: Backup Specification

• Create and generate backup specifications
• Adjust all the options that control the execution of a backup job
• Explore advanced backup capabilities, such as load balancing or device mirroring
• Schedule backup specifications using the new web-based scheduler
• Explain the backup processing flow

Module 11: Restoring Capabilities

• Use the restore capabilities in Data Protector
• Perform the session and object restores
• Perform the single or parallel restores
• Use the restore context in the Data Protector GUI

Module 12: Sessions, Reports, and Notifications

• Monitor running sessions through DP GUI or CLI
• Browse for sessions that have been performed in the past
• Explain the Data Protector Reporting features
• Configure the reports within a report group and execute it
• Configure and modify the Data Protector notifications

Module 13: Copying and Verifying Media and Objects

• Create copies of the backup media through Media Copy
• Create copies of the selected objects through Object Copy
• Verify your data using the media and object verification sessions

Module 14: Internal Database

• Explain the concept of an Internal Database (IDB)
• Describe the architecture of an IDB
• Perform maintenance and administration tasks on the IDB
• Back up and restore the IDB
• Configure IDB-related reports and notifications
• Run a disaster recovery (DR) of IDB

Module 15: Deduplication

• Explain the deduplication technology
• Describe the different Data Protector deduplication configurations
• Configure a B2D device for hardware and software deduplication in Data Protector
• Configure a backup specification with deduplication
• Configure an Object Replication between the deduplication devices

Module 16: Block-based Backup and Restore

• Describe the Block-based backup
• Describe the change block driver
• Describe the incremental block-based backup
• Describe the block-based restore

Module 17: Access Control and Security

• Control user access to the cell
• Manage user groups in the cell
• Configure user restrictions
• Manage network access to the cell
• Secure the DP cell

Module 18: Reporting Server

• Describe the New Data Protector Reporting Server and its different types
• Install Data Protector reporting server
• Configure Data Protector reporting server
• Generate integrated reports

Module 19: Disaster Recovery

• List the Data Protector methods to perform a disaster recovery
• Explain the four phases to recover a system from a disaster
• Perform a Disaster Recovery using Enhanced Automated Disaster Recovery (EADR)

Module 20: Auto Replication Sync

• Explain the concept of Auto Replication Sync
• Explain the foreign Cell Manager import method
• Describe the Automated Replication Synchronization (ARS) device and the replication job configuration

Module 21: Patch Installation

• Explain the Data Protector strategies to address the product issues and limitations
• Download and install the Data Protector General Release (GR) patches
• Query the Data Protector clients to view a list of installed Data Protector fixes

Module 22: Troubleshooting

• Identify various DP log files
• Enable the debug option
• Explain the process to collect and pack the debug files
• Configure and run the DP health check
• Perform a basic troubleshooting